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![Kent State University researchers study the link between Pokémon GO and increased exercise. Kent State University researchers study the link between Pokémon GO and increased exercise.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Pokemon2.jpg?VersionId=fC45f.W_J5vd3CEitdzZyTg4HovopBF9)
Pokémon GO’s worldwide release one year ago sent crowds hiking through parks, meandering into streets and walking for miles in search of Pokémon, those cute little digital characters that appear in real locations on your smartphone.
Kent State Researchers Study Link Between Viral Mobile App and a Healthier Lifestyle
Pokémon GO’s worldwide release one year ago sent crowds hiking through parks, meandering into streets and walking for miles in search of Pokémon, those cute little digital characters that appear in real locations on your smartphone.Image
![Kent State University College of Business Administration](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/CollegeofBusiness-ka.jpg?VersionId=LPnJOgb1H70_9aVPoQZBnVop9VBplzwN)
Kent State University students will soon have a unique opportunity to gain professional money management experience. Starting in the fall, the Kent State University Foundation will effectively start “hiring” the students to manage current investable assets.
The Student Managed…
Kent State Students to Manage a Portion of University Assets
Kent State University students will soon have a unique opportunity to gain professional money management experience. Starting in the fall, the Kent State University Foundation will effectively start “hiring” the students to manage current investable assets. The Student Managed…Image
![Kent State University College of Nursing seniors, Alyssa Lodi (back, right) and Anna Hunker (front, right), lead a group of middle school students through simple yoga stretches to promote relaxation and mindfulness during the health and wellness fair.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Photo-Apr-27%2C-9-49-17-AM_web.jpg?VersionId=Jfn2LgzcY1.sGG2NWkmMGxTY3oZ93yza)
Alliance Middle School students are more likely to make healthy lifestyle choices after attending a health and wellness fair presented by a group of senior nursing students from Kent State University College of Nursing. The adolescents rotated through four exhibits which focused…
Nursing Students Empower Middle Schoolers to Take Charge of their Health
Alliance Middle School students are more likely to make healthy lifestyle choices after attending a health and wellness fair presented by a group of senior nursing students from Kent State University College of Nursing. The adolescents rotated through four exhibits which focused…Image
![David Hassler, director of the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, reads a poem during the River of Words poetry reading in the center’s Poetry Park.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/07.07.17%20Photo%20from%20Wick%20Poetry%20Center.jpg?VersionId=ucQAcbfpU.8EhowIdpCgYXhZArq4MRyu)
The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University is a founding member, will benefit from a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. To be given over two years, the grant, which will be administered by the Academy of American Poets, will enable the…
Wick Poetry Center to Benefit From Ford Foundation's $200,000 Grant to the Poetry Coalition
The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University is a founding member, will benefit from a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. To be given over two years, the grant, which will be administered by the Academy of American Poets, will enable the…Image
![David Hassler, director of the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, reads a poem during the River of Words poetry reading in the center’s Poetry Park.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/07.07.17%20Photo%20from%20Wick%20Poetry%20Center.jpg?VersionId=ucQAcbfpU.8EhowIdpCgYXhZArq4MRyu)
Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center to benefit from grant
The Ford Foundation to Support the Poetry Coalition With $200,000 Grant
Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center to benefit from grantImage
![Kent State Liquid Crystals Professor Robin Selinger examines new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/07.05.17%20Photo%201%20-%20Light-driven%20oscillating%20film.jpg?VersionId=1WcofWE9UmHL7KvwJf2tFNnjeXn1y.bc)
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and Kent State University in Ohio have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light. To achieve this, the scientists clamp a strip of this polymer…
World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and Kent State University in Ohio have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light. To achieve this, the scientists clamp a strip of this polymer…Image
![Kent State Liquid Crystals Professor Robin Selinger examines new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/07.05.17%20Photo%201%20-%20Light-driven%20oscillating%20film.jpg?VersionId=1WcofWE9UmHL7KvwJf2tFNnjeXn1y.bc)
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and Kent State University in Ohio have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light. To achieve this, the scientists clamp a strip of this polymer…
World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and Kent State University in Ohio have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light. To achieve this, the scientists clamp a strip of this polymer…Image
![Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance Professor Tamara L. Honesty showcases a model for the set she would help create for the premiere of Family Ties, based on the television show of the same name.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Z-1.jpg?VersionId=jsXs6xLpYOEOHL1FrIU0FuD44BQO7.XJ)
Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance Professor Tamara L. Honesty helped to bring a beloved 1980s television series to the stage in the world premiere production of Family Ties.
Set For Success
Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance Professor Tamara L. Honesty helped to bring a beloved 1980s television series to the stage in the world premiere production of Family Ties.Image
![Staff and students pose with an airplane at the Kent State University Airport. The Kent State University Airport has been named Airport of the Year by the Ohio Aviation Association.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/06.26.17%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20University%20Airport%20staff%20and%20students.jpg?VersionId=USv8cnRN8JuLDNRTGtQYn0bY8grYMu.w)
During its annual conference in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio Aviation Association designated the Kent State University Airport as its Airport of the Year.